Looking across The Square to the Grand Hotel, built 1906. To the left can be seen the Occidental Hotel opposite the Bank of New Zealand, on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue. In the foreground can be seen the statue of Te Peeti Te Awe Awe erected i...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1908
Te Peeti Te Awe Awe (c1820-1884), a chief of the Rangitāne tribe, was involved with negotiations and the sale of Māori Land for the opening up of the Manawatu for pakeha settlement. A marble statue of Te Peeti was installed in The Square, Palmerst...
Creator: Unknown
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1907
R S Barry was an ironmongery and hardware shop, established in Palmerston North in 1893.From left: Unknown, Samuel Barry (later an optometrist in Auckland, ‘Barry & Beale), and Robert Snowden Barry.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1900
These images were taken for the November 12th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Billowing flames and columns of dense black smoke shoot skywards as thousands of litres of fuel burns ...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date: November 12, 1978
This image was published in the November 5th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Mr Rowling and his wife arriving in Palmerston North last week to open Labour’s election campaign.”
An excerpt from the article read: “...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date: November 5, 1978
This image was published in the November 5th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Beverley Pentland - the fireworks lady.”
An excerpt from the article read: “Today is November 5 - Guy Fawke's time again. For many peop...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 5, 1978
These images were taken for the November 5th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Works Manager Colin Kennedy (left) points out features of two 5000-gallon fermentation tanks to members...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date: November 5, 1978
This image was published in the October 29th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Cr Serrallach with his ‘pipedream’. The matchbox in his hand represents the scale size of the 25-metre pool the council is considering, ...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 29, 1978
These images were taken for the November 5th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Works Manager Colin Kennedy (left) points out features of two 5000-gallon fermentation tanks to members...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date: November 5, 1978
This image was published in the October 29th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Graham holds the piece of paper that's worth $60,000 in one hand, and baby Claire in the other. With him is his wife Monica (holding Chr...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Feilding
Date: October 29, 1978
These images were taken for the October 22nd, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Malcolm McBain (Feilding) practising with John Mills of Cheltenham, just before the Feilding tournament...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Levin
Date: October 22, 1978
This image was published in the October 15th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.
The short article read: “This bottle of genuine Tui stout won first prize at the Palmerston North Agriculture and Pastoral Show in 1904 and it's still go...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: 33 Seacole Street Pahiatua
Date: October 15, 1978
These images were taken for the October 15th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published.
An excerpt from the article read: “Palmerston North motorists were cursing motorcyclists in the city on Friday (October ...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Broadway, Palmerston North
Date: October 15, 1978
This image was published in the October 15th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Robert Orr, looking suitably disgusted, with the remains of the first axle they broke in the Motogard rally. The second axle broke in th...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 15, 1978
These images were taken for the October 15th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published.
The short article read: “It was World Animal Week last week - and people wanting to know more about animal welfare shoul...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 15, 1978
These images were taken for the October 15th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published.
The short article read: “Some of Milson airport's new passenger terminal is now in an advanced state of construction. Bu...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date: October 15, 1978
These images were taken for the October 8th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Lorraín McMillan prepares the Takapuna club's colourful tribute to the city club.”
The short article re...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 8, 1978
These images were taken for the October 8th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Maika gives some basketball coaching to Pahiatua Primary School pupils Kevin Ashwell (9), Alan Fultorı (...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Pahiatua
Date: October 8, 1978
This image was published in the October 8th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Rival city drivers in the same class: Dick Marlowe left and Vallis Peet.”
An excerpt from the article read: “Two Palmerston North men, a...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 8, 1978
This image was published in the October 8th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.
The short article read: “A blind diabetic man spent an uncomfortable time injured in this car after it plunged off the Pahiatua Track last week. Donald Ca...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Pahiatua Track
Date: October 8, 1978
This image was published in an advertising feature in the September 17th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.
The feature included a short history of Mills Bros. Ltd: “Mills Bros. Ltd. was originally formed as a company in 1904 (some 74 ...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Main Street, Pahiatua
Date: September 17, 1978
McDonalds fast food family restaurant was situated in The Square on the corner of Church Street, in the 'Bryant Building'. It moved to Princess Street in 2009. The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, ...
Creator: Alf or Merlyn Drew
Place: Corner of The Square and Church Street
Date: 197X
One of the world’s aviation pioneers, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith (Smithy) landed at Milson Airport, Palmerston North, 10 September 1928 just a few months after he and Charles Ulm made the first crossing of the Pacific in the “Southern Cross”. Pi...
Creator: Snapshots Unlimited
Place: Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date: September 10, 1928
These images were taken for the September 24th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Another group of Citizens’ Advice Bureau volunteers receives instructions in the art of telephone tec...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 24, 1978
This image was published in the October 8th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Deserted, grass growing knee-high, smashed windows letting in the elements - these three houses are at the rear of the station. They're st...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 8, 1978
These images were taken for the October 8th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Some of the damage that's occuring [sic] at the station.”
There were two related articles published wit...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 8, 1978
These images were taken for the October 8th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Karen Seebeck - the Konigan Queen for Palmerston North's annual Oktoberfest, which was held in the city ...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Masonic Hotel, Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 8, 1978
This image was published in the October 1st, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Geoff Mitchell of Feilding ‘has a go’ pursued by a family station wagon on the Manfeild circuit.”
The short article read: “The first big...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Manfield Racing Track, Feilding
Date: October 1, 1978
This image was published in the October 1st, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Mrs Tostevin and Mrs Mitchell with the contentious roundabout”
The short article read: “Sixty-two signatures in three days - and a petit...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Corner of Birmingham and Liverpool Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 1, 1978
These images were taken for the October 1st, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “David Berkley, Daniel McKenna (centre), and Adam Browne (right) with fistfuls of money, while other memb...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 1, 1978